December 27th, 2022

Somewhere in Nicaragua

It’s a good thing we had some proper cover, otherwise, it would have ended up being a pretty short shoot/session for us!

It was about this thick with the rains. I’m telling you, this season has been the most bizarre and completely unpredictable surf season that I’ve ever seen.

But once those rains ceased, the winds calmed down a little bit, and it started to get glassy. Len here, taking off on a good sized outside Nugget….(keep in mind this is still December too)!!

Len’s here with his family. Here, his daughter Julianna was picking off the bombs out the back with her dad, while his wife and son were back at the pad resting, I am pretty sure, still day dreaming about their session from a point break up north all day. That and pretty noodle armed out. That’s good though, rest up! We’ve got plenty of swell to probably last us until New Years Eve!

This was by far the biggest rain we’ve had since November, but that didn’t keep the 30+ people from paddling out that this swell/wave magnet of a reef is notorious for. Grant looking like a crazy dude surfing somewhere in Alaska in board shorts! Hahaha – sick cutty buddy!

The waves were super consistent too! Big lines wrapping from way outside and all the way in at the horseshoe reef today.

Been playing a little tag team with mi noviaClaudia, because two angles are always better than ONE, right?!?!

That and it ALWAYS makes Emi one happy surfer when he see’s multiple lenses out, even when it’s down pouring rain.

The suppers always win at this spot. The ocean cleaners have the upper (or we’ll call it “supper – hand” jeje 1. Because they’re standing way above the normal sitting position that all other surfers are positioned. and 2. They can paddle to the outside way quicker when those elusive BOMB sets start lumping up way outside. This hombre was catching a ton of waves, but not to say he was too greedy out there, as there were like I said, a tone of waves coming in with the super consistent and pulsing interval.

Sophie taking off late and steep on the left. . . .

While Julianna picks off one of the rights. Sitting in the middle of the notorious “Horse Shoe” reef, literally puts you split right down the middle of two breaking peaks, but when you surf well enough, like Julianna here, you pump your way around that pesky section and the rest is turns for days for as long as you wish. It just depends on how far you’re willing to ride it in, because you have to remember about the long paddle back out.

Taking a look and pointing my long lens down towards Colorados, as you can see there were a ton of people out down there too tonight as well.

Len paddling hard for a sick looking right, but after a marathon of a day of surfing, I can only imagine how hard it must have been to be out there after surfing completely all day!

The Golden Hour was abselutely on FIRE! A lot like this guys sweet wrap around!

“The Dude” paddling out with just enough sunlight left before the sun went past that horizon line.

Like I was saying, after that rain, it all came back together again, but it was like one giant canvas with the most epic light you could imagine, to make your unique and individual strokes of paint on with each wave!

Another gorgeous Nica sunset and some incredible swell to play around in as we countdown the last few days of the year here.  Paradise is quite the understatement here. But you’re only one airline ticket away. So we hope to see you again, or for the first time come 2023!  Dale pues ~Remember, even if you didn’t make the highlights you can always look at the link here for all theDaily Surf Shotsfrom each day, there might be a good chance you’re in there!AND don’t forget to follow us and always check out our current happenings on our daily Instagram stories hereNSRor my photography hereNica Surf Shots